Memos to the Governor: Introduction to State Budgeting (Texts and Teaching/Politics, Policy, Administration Series) - Softcover

Forsythe, Dall W

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0878406379 ISBN 13: 9780878406371

Publisher: Georgetown University Press, 1997

Synopsis

This book is a practical introduction for students and practitioners of public administration and public-sector financial management.

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Review

"Dall Forsythe is the consummate expert on the state budget process. This book of memos to the governor presents invaluable insights on this, the spinal column of decision making for all state and local public services."

About the Author

Dall W. Forsythe served as budget director of New York State under Governor Mario Cuomo from 1988-1991. He was also chief budget officer for the New York City public schools. He has taught public management and political science at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, at Columbia University, and at the University at Albany. He has worked as a research scholar at the Rockefeller Institute of Government and as an investment banker at Lehman Brothers. He is the editor of Quicker, Better, Cheaper? Managing Performance in American Government. Forsythe is currently an executive in the nonprofit sector, working for the Episcopal Church.

Edition details

• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0878406379
• ISBN 13: 9780878406371
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 112